EdipisReks1 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Apparently I have a muppet. A muppet that pukes on me, but a muppet nonetheless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Dunhill joined me for a movie, last night, after I turned on the space heater. Coraline, if anybody was interested (Field of Dreams, which I had never seen, was first. It was delightful, but Dunhill didn’t join for that). It wasn’t Bossa Nova, so Silver couldn’t be bothered. She loves Bossa Nova (especially when it’s a Stan Getz video; good taste) and ignores almost anything else. She stares intently and keeps perfect time with her ears (this is not a joke) to Bossa Nova music. I have video evidence. Edited December 7, 2021 by EdipisReks1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) My new small obsession: Fat Cat Art. A HS FB friend followed this woman's page, she has a fat cat and is a painter (or does photoshopping well). She injects her cat into various scenes and famous paintings. Sadly, her cat (Zarathustra) just passed recently. But she's amazing and fun with her work, even some YouTube videos that had me chucking tons. I especially liked this because we used to have a fat orange cat named SOTA. Some of you may remember a multi-page thread around 2006 on H-F where SOTA was photoshopped to hell and back. He became known as The Rambo Bose Kitty, and had his 15 minutes of cat fame. Anyway, fun to browse: https://fatcatart.com/?lang=en Edited December 24, 2021 by skullguise 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 The new hiding spot 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I got up to get a drink. I had no cats. Now they have no human, as I’m sitting elsewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 After a long night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Cats know the warm place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Which one am I supposed to feed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Dunhill has been having urinary incontinence issues the last few days. Going to the vet tomorrow (wanted today, but I had to deal with my mother this afternoon; her dementia has progressed to where I’ll have to force the issue sooner rather than later). Push comes to shove I’ll wash his butt three times a day and I’ll spread newspapers on the floor (I’ll have to start buying newspapers), but I don’t think he’s a fan of it either. Edited February 8, 2022 by EdipisReks1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Sorry to hear about both your mom and cat, Jacob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 ^This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 I had no idea your mum had dementia, Jacob. It is much rougher on family than it is for those with the condition. Carole's dad went that way. He was a Fire Commander. But dementia is no respecter of what you did in working life. And Dunhill - although that is fixable with antibiotics or some such. So sorry for your troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Thanks guys. She’s 80, which is certainly up there. She started showing signs about four years ago. Well, she had had shown signs before, but that is when she failed her first neurological test (the draw the clock one, and she failed it in the most stereotypical “early signs of dementia way,” with all of the numbers bunched up on one side), and it has slowly progressed. It’s much worse at night, of course, and she has been in a great deal of pain due to her hip (replacement scheduled for March, but we’ll see), which hasn’t helped things, but it has progressed to the point where in bad days she’s not really able to take care of herself. But that’s not every day. It may not even be most days. But it’s too many for my comfort with her living independently, even just living 15 minutes away from me. Yesterday was one of the less good days. I did get her to eat, at least, but it’s sad when you use the same strategy with your mother that you do with your partner’s picky 8 year old: “one more half a ravioli and then you can be done.” Dunhill is just old, and his hips hurt too. Maybe he can’t reliably get to and into the boxes. I know he is not doing it on purpose, and he seems to do his best to get to a box. I may have to break down and put one in my bedroom (that’s the location I’ve been resisting). We’ll see what the vet says. Edited February 8, 2022 by EdipisReks1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Also very sorry to hear about your kitty. For Dunhill, a litter box with low sides may help. They make them for rabbits. We had one for an elderly cat and it helped a lot. Additionally, there are some new treatments on the horizon for arthritis pain in cats: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/14/cat-arthritis-fda-approves-groundbreaking-drug-pain-management/6524588001/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 The vet mentioned that medication! And thank you for the litter idea. He’s at the vet right now. He’s not in good shape. But not really in any way that supposedly I would have been specifically worried about if he hadn’t started peeing. I feel like a piece of shit, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Dunhill is riddled with cancer. I’ll be putting him down at 1. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Oh no! RIP, Dunhill! 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 😥 so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Silver got promoted from being “the other one,” so there’s that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 So sorry on all fronts Jacob! RIP Dunhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Condolences, Jacob. RIP Dunhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 He was a very good cat. That’s not true: he was a very good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 So sorry to hear Jacob; thank you for being such a good human for him! RIP Dunhill..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 I feel like it would have been selfish to have prolonged things. I was asked if I wanted to take him home first. Why would I? He hated car trips. Why would I make him be in the car two more times? For what? It’s not like he was going to say good-bye to his treat bowl, one last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Sometimes the humane thing is hard to do.....sorry again, Jacob..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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